The Bulletproof Musician

Feel Like You’re Getting Worse? Here’s Why That May Not Just Be Your Imagination.

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• 3 días

An Unconventional Way to Enhance Your Focus in the Practice Room

As you might imagine, there are a ton of research papers out there. Some are exceedingly...

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• 10 días

Frank Almond: On Work, Fun, and the Importance of Both in Dealing with Adversity

When you think of your favorite musicians or performers, how much fun do you think they’re having...

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• 17 días

How the Wrong Kind of Praise Could Increase a Student’s Feelings of Shame

Whether it's our children, our students, or our pets, I think it's pretty natural and...

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• 24 días

Can We Learn Faster by Thinking Less?

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• 1 mes

To Play More Accurately, Change Your Focus?

When it comes to improving technical aspects of your playing, it's easy to assume that this...

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• 1 mes

Why Good Ensemble Playing May Require More Than Just Your Ears

I think we've all been told that we should look at the conductor or at our musical...

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A Gentle Way to Help Kids (or Adults) Build Performance Confidence?

For many toddlers, performing seems to come naturally and easily, whether it's an impromptu...

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• 2 meses

A Simple Strategy for Reducing Worries and Practicing With More Focus

Ever find yourself being distracted in the practice room by random thoughts and worries? Like...

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• 2 meses

Why the Wrong Kind of Praise Could Heighten a Student's Fear of Failure

When I praise the family dog for doing a good thing, I'm not sure if it matters what words I...

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• 2 meses

Do You Have a Bias Against Creative Students (Without Realizing It)?

I think we would all say that we value creativity and would enjoy having more creative students....

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• 2 meses

Steven Tenenbom: On Rhythm, Phrasing, and the Life Within Each Note

You know that famous quote attributed to Debussy? The one that goes something like "Music is the...

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• 3 meses

Can Good Luck Charms and Superstitious Rituals Enhance Performance?

The legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti famously had a quirky backstage ritual that he...

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• 3 meses

A Simple Technique to Prevent Choking (Which Sounds Like it Couldn’t Possibly Work)

The other day, I had to parallel park in a crowded neighborhood with narrow streets. I’m usually...

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• 3 meses

WOOP: A Better Way to Set Goals?

In the previous episode we looked at at study which suggested that having goals is good - but...

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• 3 meses

How Important Is It to Write Down Your Goals?

'Tis the season for New Year resolutions. Which means your inbox and news feeds are probably...

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• 4 meses

How Important Is “Perfect Practice” When Learning Something New?

It's not great to make mistakes on stage, but how big a deal are mistakes when you're...

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• 4 meses

Why It's Important to Identify (and Use) Your "Signature Strengths"

In last week's episode with clarinetist Jason Shafer, we chatted about the value of focusing...

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• 4 meses

Jason Shafer: On Healthier Practicing & Strengths-Based Performing

Is it possible to truly rid yourself of performance anxiety? Is practicing less as you get closer...

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• 4 meses

A Mindset Shift That Can Help You Respond to Setbacks With Even Better Performances

When you put a lot of time and energy into preparing for something that’s important to you, and...

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• 5 meses